As a menopause specialist, I am often asked to review natural supplements. There are plenty of natural options available so I can understand the difficulty one may have in choosing.   Most natural supplements for menopause contain either black cohosh, soy, ginseng, red clover, dong quai or their extracts.   I recently learned of new supplement that didn’t contain any of these ingredients. I was intrigued and decided to learn more about it. This natural supplement called “Warmi” contains vegetable and fruit extracts, from Peru. The vegetable is believed to have been eaten by Incan women 700 years ago.

 
I reviewed the Warmi research. There are three clinical trials completed but not published on the product.   It appears to offer the hot flash, cold sweat and mood swing relief I’ve found with better natural menopause remedies.

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MenopauseRx understands that no two women experience the same perimenopause and menopause transition. For this reason, we have developed a free detailed “Perimenopause and Menopause Assessment Quiz”
http://www.menopauserx.com/health_center/assessment_meno.htm

In women, estrogen loss found in the perimenopausal and menopausal transition can sometimes mimic symptoms of more serious illnesses, like Alzheimer’s Disease. Estrogen influences language skills, mood, attention, and a number of other functions in addition to memory. Estrogen related cognitive deficits may be differentiated from those associated with other conditions through a careful history, examination and testing, so see you doctor soon. Early differential diagnosis and treatment is key to delay the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease.

For more information visit

http://www.alz.org/shriverreport/index.html

Weight gain is a common symptom of menopause… ok so it is more than just common. There are very few women that do not gain weight during menopause, and the lucky few still complain of weight redistribution (extra weight around the belly and waistline). Unfortunately, this is not good news, because abdominal fat is a risk factor for diabetes, hypertension, cancers, and heart disease.
More information to follow in my newsletter on the Big Belly Theory!